A SHOWROOM store could be built at a car parts company within the Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty if planners give the go-ahead. Rebus Enterprises Ltd has applied to Malvern Hills District Council to erect a side and rear extension at
A FAMILY pet and a trailer valued at £1,500 have both disappeared from a home on the outskirts of Kidderminster. The lurcher, called Ruby, went missing from the home in the Low Habberley area, between 5.30pm and 6pm on Wednesday, December 8. The dog is
A GROUP of students from the Royal Grammar School in Worcester curried favour with a local businessman to help them prepare for a five-week expedition to India. Sheikh Latif (in suit), owner of the only 24/7 Indian restaurant in the city, and his head
INSPECTORS could give Worcestershire County Council a boost by improving their rating of the authority's work. The council was officially listed as "good" during a check by the Audit Commission in the summer, but was re-evaluated last month. Council chief
A GIANT beanstalk and a pantomime cow will be the stars of the show at a Droitwich pantomime. The Norbury Theatre's amateur dramatics team is busy rehearsing for its production of Jack and the Beanstalk, which goes on stage next month. The show stars
TEN days ago, we were applauding Worcestershire County Council's bold foresight in making some big plans for the city's transport needs. A new bridge over the River Severn in Worcester, congestion charges and a northern bypass were among the radical proposals
AN enthusiast in the village of Little Witley, near Worcester, has discovered a local connection with the man who gave his name to some of the county's distinctive milestones. Harold Brooke-Bradley, who headed a programme to replace damaged milestones
YOUNG footballers in Worcester have ensured that underprivileged children in Kenya look just as good as they do on the pitch by donating last season's football strip. The Whittington and St Peter's Junior Football Club's under-10 strip is now being proudly
STRIKER Mark Owen and midfielder John Snape are to get run-outs for Worcester City's reserves tonight in a bid to boost their fitness ahead of Saturday's Nationwide North clash at Lancaster City, writes Gary York. Both players will take to the field in
ANDY Keast is "hopeful" that Uche Oduoza will make the full-time switch to Sixways. Worcester Warriors' head coach, who picked out the youngster last season during a second team encounter, believes the 18-year-old has "massive" potential in the game should
WORCESTERSHIRE 17-year-old Victoria Sadler was in fine form at the Nutri Science National Amateur and Veteran show jumping championships, staged at Addington Manor Equestrian Centre near Buckingham. There was a top class en-try with competitors coming
RICHARD Jones netted five times as Nelson inflicted an embarrassing 10-1 defeat on Sunday Premier Division high-flyers Trinity Sports. A nine-goal thriller at Blackpole saw the hosts edge out Powick 5-4 in the same division, Wayne Trowbridge notching
SCHOOLS used to have to worry about little more than their staff, children and National Curriculum - now headteachers also have to be accountants, community leaders, diplomats, and, most intriguingly, nutritionists. A SURVEY of schools and LEAs across
ANDY Keast is "hopeful" that Uche Oduoza will make the full-time switch to Sixways. Worcester Warriors' head coach, who picked out the youngster last season during a second team encounter, believes the 18-year-old has "massive" potential in the game should
SORRY, National Association of Pension Funds (Evening News, Monday, December 6) but I don't agree that "it would take six years to bring the State Pension up to at least £105 a week." All it needs is for individual pensioners, the myriad of pensioner's
YOUR front page picture on Monday, December 6 featuring all those Santas running out of control around the streets of Worcester brought home the cruelty of giving someone a live, pretend-Santa as a pet for Christmas. Once the novelty wears off, and people
SO, after many years of debate, the Hunting with Dogs Bill has gone through with the helping hand of the Parliament Act. What most people don't understand is that the Act carries a 90-day penalty. That is precious little time to sort out thousands of
RABJOHNS, the Worcester-based business and tax advisers, has announced the appointment of Will Silsby to its team. Will, a former inspector of taxes, is very well known throughout the taxation profession for both his client work and in his advisory and
THREE apprentices at Worcestershire construction group Weaver PLC have won awards for outstanding craft skills. The awards, from the Worcestershire Construction Training Group, recognise achievements made by second year students of NVQs, HNC and AVCE
CONSUMERS in Worcestershire could soon have a wide range of fresh local food products delivered direct to their door if a new initiative proves successful. The scheme, called "The Green Grocer", is being set up by a group of county farmers and producers
BUILDERS are busy working on Malvern library's ambitious new £1.5m extension as Christmas draws ever nearer. Work began on the scheme at the library, in Graham Road, at the start of last month when the building was temporarily closed to allow staff to
ANOTHER bid to build a set of apartments on the site of a disused Worcester petrol station has faltered. Councillors have rejected proposals to build a set of 23 flats at the old Whinfield Service Station, in Ombersley Road. The planning committee ignored
TWO people were taken to hospital with minor injuries after a collision on the M5 near Worcester. Only one car - which was carrying five people - was involved in the accident, at 12.20pm yesterday, near junction 6 of the motorway. Ambulances arrived on
SICK and disadvantaged children from across the West Midlands will be all aboard The Severn Valley Railway tomorrow as a traditional festive treat. The unique Santa Special steam train will take 200 youngsters from Kidderminster to Highley and back again
WORCESTERSHIRE residents are being reminded to get their Christmas cards posted before the recommended last dates. Second Class mail needs to be posted by Saturday at the latest, while first class needs to be posted no later than Tuesday, December 21.
SHOPPERS will be able to show their support for Operation Covert at the weekend as enterprising students take their products to the public. A trade fair will be held at Kidderminster College on Saturday morning featuring stalls manned by Wyre Forest students
IT is an old, sentimental clich when footballers, managers and supporters trot out the importance of home advantage. However dull and monotonous that is, there's no denying that in the last few weeks, Worcester City have enjoyed nothing but the benefits
ANTIQUES expert Henry Sandon joined pupils celebrating the 20th anniversary of their Worcester school after helping organise commemorative mugs for the occasion. Staff and youngsters at Oldbury Park Primary School were each given a mug with the school's
THERE is no relief is in sight for Worcester's traffic-congested southern link road - the number one accident blackspot in the city Improvements at Powick roundabout would have been carried out next year, as part of a £2.7 million plan to improve traffic
A £195,000 project to improve footways and cycling links for schools in the Chawson area of Droitwich has begun. Worcestershire County Council is carrying out a programme of works on the estate between Celvestune Way and Ombersley Way, including a segregated
AN "agonising" choice awaits Mid-Worcestershire MP Peter Luff tonight when MPs vote on a new law critics fear will open the way to euthanasia. Mr Luff said that he was wrestling with his conscience ahead of the vote on the Mental Capacity Bill. The Bill
A CHARITY for seriously-ill patients is celebrating after raising £3.75m to fund a new multi-million pound hospice in Worcester. St Richard's Hospice, in Rose Hill, near the city centre, launched its "Building Beds Together Campaign" in June, in a bid
POLICE are hoping for clues to an incident which led to a man being air-lifted to hospital after two cars were found burnt out near Great Witley. A green Citroen Xsara and blue Ford Escort Turbo caught fire on the A451 Great Witley to Dunley road, at
MONEY keeps coming in for the Evening News' Tiny Tots Appeal to raise cash to buy vital equipment for premature babies at Worcestershire Royal Hospital. The Evening News launched the appeal on Wednesday, December 1, and in less than two weeks it has managed
A PUB regular has swapped the barstool for the cask cellar and the till by taking over his local. Simon Taylor and his wife, Julie, became landlord and landlady of the Punchbowl in Lichfield Avenue, Ronkswood, Worcester two weeks ago, after the brewery
POLICE have issued a 10-point "safe-and-sound" programme to highlight the problem of elderly and vulnerable people living alone during the winter. Sgt Jane Fitz-Patrick, of South Worcestershire Police, said she wanted to ensure elderly people were not
LEDBURY Town manager Ian Ford described yesterday's FA Vase fourth round draw away to Didcot Town as "one of the toughest" in the competition. Ford takes his side to the Loop Meadow Stadium on Saturday January 22 after Ledbury defeated Studley 3-1 in
STRIKER Mark Owen and midfielder John Snape are to get run-outs for Worcester City's reserves tonight in a bid to boost their fitness ahead of Saturday's Nationwide North clash at Lancaster City, writes Gary York. Both players will take to the field in
WORCESTERSHIRE'S commercial director Tom Sears has been appointed the new chief executive of Derbyshire. Sears, who has been at New Road for the past four years, will take up the post with the Scorpions on Tuesday, February 1. His departure comes hot
PROMISING rider Falon Harper continues to impress after recording a good finish at a prestigious showjumping event. The 14-year-old, from Astley near Stourport, has been tipped for great things in the racing world after belying her young years to win
ARCHERS were on target when they converged on Worcester. Competitors flocked from all over Britain to be part of Droitwich Archery Society's Indoor Tournament at Perdiswell Leisure Centre. The round, aptly named a 'double Worcester', consisted of 120
YOUR Memory Lane column has helped me get in touch with many of my father's old pupils and also old pupils of mine from St Paul's School. It has been a very rewarding experience. My father Bill "Polly" Watkin was very special - he is a legend in Worcester
WORCESTERSHIRE'S commercial director Tom Sears has been appointed the new chief executive of Derbyshire. Sears, who has been at New Road for the past four years, will take up the post with the Scorpions on Tuesday, February 1. His departure comes hot
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SEVERN Trent Water has won an award for its efforts in helping its employees improve their health and well-being. The Capita Health Solutions award for Managing Health at Work was given to the company by TV funny man Graham Norton at the 2004 Personnel
BUSINESSMEN from Worcester had the chance to discuss the burdens of bureaucracy with the shadow secretary of state for deregulation, John Redwood, on Friday. Mr Redwood, accompanied by Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate Margaret Harper,
